Earring with clamping bow



Sept. 11, 1928.

H. FETZER EARRING WITH CLAMP'ING Bow Filed Feb. 1927 Patented Sept. 11,1928.

HEINRICH FETZEB, OF PFORZHEIM, GERMANY.

EARRING WITH CLAMPIN G BOW.

Application filed February 2, 1927, Serial No. 165,388, and in GermanyMay 1, 1926.

This invention relates to an ear-ring with clamping bow which differsfrom ear-rings of this type and of known construction by the shape andmanner of fixing of-the clampin plates.

hccording to the invention the clamping plates, which are arranged onthe free ends of the two elements of the bow held together by springaction and adapted to be opened, are of the shape of small cups engagingthe one over the other, the cup on the hinged bow element being mountedon its element so that it can be oscillated in any direction and so thatit adjusts itself at the closing of the clamping bow uniformly onto theskin of the lobe of the ear. For perforated ear lobes the rivet, bymeans of which the loose clamping plate is mounted on the correspondingbow-element, is extended to form a pin. This arrangement presents theadvantage that the ear-ring is oscillatably attached to the ear lobewhich is pressed into the cavity of the one clamping plate. A furtheradvantage is that no irritation of the skin is produced as the rim ofthe claniplng plate presses the ear lobe with uniform pressure -at allpoints.

An improved ear-ring is shown in the accompanying drawing, by way ofexample, in which F ig. 1 shows in side elevation,-partly in section, anear ring with closed clamping bow, the hinged clamping element with theoscillatable clamping plate being indicated in the open position bydash-dot lines.

Figs. 2 and 3 show each one clamping plate on the end of thecorresponding bow element in elevation.

Fig. 4 shows in section the clamping plate with a pin for the ear hole.

The clamping bow for the ear-ring consists of the stationary element asto which. a pendant i'is suspended which carries a precious stone or isornamented with precious stones, and of a hinged element 6. The element6 is hingedly fixed to the element a by. means of a h nge 0. The hingedelement b is secured in the open or closed position by the action of ablade spring 01 which bears onto the one or other of the edges e of thehinge said edges standing at right angles the one to the other.

On the free end of each bowelement a and b a clamping plate f, grespectively is arranged, said clamping plates being cupshaped anddesigned tohold between them the lobe of the ear, the cup-shapedclamping plate 7 on the stationary bow element a, pressing the ear lobeinto the cavity 0f the clamping plate 9. l

The clamping plate 7 is soldered upon the free end of the stationary bowelement a and serves as mounting for a pearl h, a precious stone, or thelike. The clamping plate g-is fixed by a rivet on the free end of themovable ele nent of the clamping bow so that it can oscillate in alldirections and adapt itself in the closing position perfectly to the earlobe. This clamping plate 9 presses on,

the ear lobe at uniform pressure at all points so that irritation of theskin is avoided which might be caused if a portion of the edge of saidclamping plat-e should press more strongly onto the ear lobe than theremainder of the edge.

For pierced ear lobes the rivet of the clamping plate 9 is extended toform a pin 70 designed to penetrate into the ear-hole.

I claim A clamping earring, comprising in combination, a clamping bowcomposed of a stationary element and of a movable element, aspring-controlled hinge connecting said movable bow element to the saidstationary bow element, a clamping plate rigidly fixed on the free endof said stationary bow element, a rivet in the free end of said movablebow element, and a cup-shaped clamping plate loosely mounted on saidrivet.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HEINRICH FETZER.

